Police, community and calendar briefs for Saturday, March 9, 2013

Published: Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8:20 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8:20 p.m.

POLICE BEAT

Suspect in naked photo case released from jail

A woman arrested Friday night by an Ocala Police Department detective on allegations of sending nude photographs of herself to two juveniles has been released from the Marion County Jail, according to records.

Jail documents show Jody Teressa Onorato was booked into the facility at 7:58 p.m. Friday and released at 3:24 a.m. Saturday.

Bond for the 43-year-old Silver Springs woman was set at $20,000.

Onorato, a former attendance clerk at Vanguard High School, could not be reached for comment.

Detective Jorge Fernandez arrested Onorato at the OPD after interviewing her, and she was charged with two counts of transmitting harmful material to a minor.

Onorato declined to talk to a Star-Banner reporter seeking comment as she was being taken to the jail.

Two minors, ages 17 and 19, said Onorato had sent them more than two dozen naked pictures of herself at various times. The 17-year-old attends Vanguard, while the 19-year-old has since graduated from the school.

In the police interview, Onorato, a divorcee, told Fernandez she was sorry for what she had done and that she sent the pictures to get attention. She told the detective she had no desire to have sex with the boys.

Locally, Onorato doesn’t have a criminal record.

Ocala man, 23, accused of raping woman, 25

An Ocala man accused of raping a woman was taken into custody by a sheriff’s detective Friday night and charged with sexual battery, according to officials.

The 25-year-old victim told a sheriff’s deputy that she, her roommate and two men went to a couple of bars the night of Feb. 28 and later went to her home.

The woman said she went to bed and the defendant, Michael Anthony Bruno, 23, slept in another bedroom.

The woman said she was awakened and discovered Bruno on top of her having sex with her. She said she told him to get off and get out of her room, which he did.

Bruno was interviewed by Detective Ollue Myers at a district office, where he told the official he knocked on the victim’s door and asked if he could sleep in her room. At first, he said she didn’t answer. But later she told him yes, Bruno said.

Bruno changed his statement, saying he wasn’t sure the victim knew he was in the room. Then he said the victim was awake and had initiated the encounter.

Bruno was then arrested and taken to the jail.

Court records show Bruno has a pretrial conference later this month for two counts of DUI impairment with property damage, DUI with serious bodily injury and not having a valid driver’s license.

Man, 37, charged with spying on teenage girl

A 37-year-old Ocala man with a warrant for three counts voyeurism was arrested by sheriff’s officials on Friday and taken to the Marion County Jail, according to officials.

In late January, a report was made to the Sheriff’s Office stating that a man had been spying on a 12-year-old girl taking a shower. The victim confronted the man, later identified as Garry Stephen Cape, and said Cape then walked away.

The victim said the incident has reoccurred several other times in the past few years.

The minor was interviewed at Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection, where the victim disclosed three incidents in which Cape watched her while she was taking a shower.

Other witnesses told sheriff’s officials similar stories. One of them told authorities that Cape said he needed help and that he was going to counseling.

A Department of Children and Families investigator assigned to the case said Cape admitted he watched the victim while she was taking a shower. He said he was receiving counseling for the problem.

A warrant was obtained for Cape’s arrest, and he was picked up by deputies.

Cape has no bond.

State records indicates Cape has spent time in prison for felony driving while license is suspended or revoked and has been released since November 2008. He currently is on felony probation for child abuse/neglect from Citrus County, which is slated to end in February 2014.

COMMUNITY

County seeks input on tourism

The Marion County Board of County Commissioners, Marion County Tourist Development Council and Ocala/Marion County Visitors & Convention Bureau want input about ways to advance tourism initiatives. Workshops will be held:

The Marion County MSTU/Assessment department and Marion Oaks General Services Advisory Council, in cooperation with the Marion County Board of County Commissioners, will hold a waterfall renovation ground breaking at 10 a.m. Friday at the main entrance to Marion Oaks.

The waterfall was a landmark at the main entrance to the community for years before it fell into disrepair.

It will be repaired and maintained as part of Marion Oaks’ MSTU for general services.

The move stems from community support for the project and a program partnership with MSTU/Assessment following the waterfall’s shutoff in 2008 by its previous management.

<p>POLICE BEAT</p><p><b>Suspect in naked photo case released from jail</b></p><p>A woman arrested Friday night by an Ocala Police Department detective on allegations of sending nude photographs of herself to two juveniles has been released from the Marion County Jail, according to records.</p><p>Jail documents show Jody Teressa Onorato was booked into the facility at 7:58 p.m. Friday and released at 3:24 a.m. Saturday.</p><p>Bond for the 43-year-old Silver Springs woman was set at $20,000.</p><p>Onorato, a former attendance clerk at Vanguard High School, could not be reached for comment.</p><p>Detective Jorge Fernandez arrested Onorato at the OPD after interviewing her, and she was charged with two counts of transmitting harmful material to a minor.</p><p>Onorato declined to talk to a Star-Banner reporter seeking comment as she was being taken to the jail.</p><p>Two minors, ages 17 and 19, said Onorato had sent them more than two dozen naked pictures of herself at various times. The 17-year-old attends Vanguard, while the 19-year-old has since graduated from the school.</p><p>In the police interview, Onorato, a divorcee, told Fernandez she was sorry for what she had done and that she sent the pictures to get attention. She told the detective she had no desire to have sex with the boys.</p><p>Locally, Onorato doesn't have a criminal record.</p><p><b>Ocala man, 23, accused of raping woman, 25</b></p><p>An Ocala man accused of raping a woman was taken into custody by a sheriff's detective Friday night and charged with sexual battery, according to officials.</p><p>The 25-year-old victim told a sheriff's deputy that she, her roommate and two men went to a couple of bars the night of Feb. 28 and later went to her home.</p><p>The woman said she went to bed and the defendant, Michael Anthony Bruno, 23, slept in another bedroom.</p><p>The woman said she was awakened and discovered Bruno on top of her having sex with her. She said she told him to get off and get out of her room, which he did.</p><p>Bruno was interviewed by Detective Ollue Myers at a district office, where he told the official he knocked on the victim's door and asked if he could sleep in her room. At first, he said she didn't answer. But later she told him yes, Bruno said.</p><p>Bruno changed his statement, saying he wasn't sure the victim knew he was in the room. Then he said the victim was awake and had initiated the encounter.</p><p>Bruno was then arrested and taken to the jail.</p><p>Court records show Bruno has a pretrial conference later this month for two counts of DUI impairment with property damage, DUI with serious bodily injury and not having a valid driver's license.</p><p><b>Man, 37, charged with spying on teenage girl</b></p><p>A 37-year-old Ocala man with a warrant for three counts voyeurism was arrested by sheriff's officials on Friday and taken to the Marion County Jail, according to officials.</p><p>In late January, a report was made to the Sheriff's Office stating that a man had been spying on a 12-year-old girl taking a shower. The victim confronted the man, later identified as Garry Stephen Cape, and said Cape then walked away.</p><p>The victim said the incident has reoccurred several other times in the past few years.</p><p>The minor was interviewed at Kimberly's Center for Child Protection, where the victim disclosed three incidents in which Cape watched her while she was taking a shower.</p><p>Other witnesses told sheriff's officials similar stories. One of them told authorities that Cape said he needed help and that he was going to counseling.</p><p>A Department of Children and Families investigator assigned to the case said Cape admitted he watched the victim while she was taking a shower. He said he was receiving counseling for the problem.</p><p>A warrant was obtained for Cape's arrest, and he was picked up by deputies.</p><p>Cape has no bond.</p><p>State records indicates Cape has spent time in prison for felony driving while license is suspended or revoked and has been released since November 2008. He currently is on felony probation for child abuse/neglect from Citrus County, which is slated to end in February 2014.</p><p> </p><p>COMMUNITY</p><p><b>County seeks input on tourism</b></p><p>The Marion County Board of County Commissioners, Marion County Tourist Development Council and Ocala/Marion County Visitors & Convention Bureau want input about ways to advance tourism initiatives. Workshops will be held:</p><p>Monday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Marion County Growth services, 2710 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (438-2600)</p><p>Tuesday from 8 to 11 a.m. at City Hall, 5343 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview. (245-7021)</p><p>Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Forest Community Center, 777 S. County Road 314A, Ocklawaha. (671-8560)</p><p>Wednesday from 8 to 11 a.m. at City Hall, 20750 River Drive, Dunnellon. (465-8500)</p><p>Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Town Hall, 4548 NW 152nd St., Reddick. (591-4095)</p><p><b>Waterfall renovation begins</b></p><p>The Marion County MSTU/Assessment department and Marion Oaks General Services Advisory Council, in cooperation with the Marion County Board of County Commissioners, will hold a waterfall renovation ground breaking at 10 a.m. Friday at the main entrance to Marion Oaks.</p><p>The waterfall was a landmark at the main entrance to the community for years before it fell into disrepair.</p><p>It will be repaired and maintained as part of Marion Oaks' MSTU for general services.</p><p>The move stems from community support for the project and a program partnership with MSTU/Assessment following the waterfall's shutoff in 2008 by its previous management.</p><p>To learn more, call 438-2650.</p><p>CALENDAR</p><p>TODAY</p><p><b>ROCK 'N ROLL:</b> Creedence Clearwater Revisited, 3 p.m. Saturday, Silver Springs Nature Park, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. $24.99- $34.99. (236-2121 or silversprings.com)</p><p> </p><p><b>CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL:</b> Children's festival, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Ocala Drive-in, 4850 S. Pine Ave., Ocala, to raise funds for eight families with children going through life threatening illnesses. Live music, games, entertainment and more. (347-0883 or dreamingtoo2003@yahoo.com)</p><p> </p><p><b>OPEN HOUSE:</b> Open house, tack sale and training demonstrations, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Horse Protection Association of Florida, Inc., 20690 NW 130th Ave., north Marion County. (466-4366 or visit www.hpaf.org)</p><p> </p><p><b>CRYSTAL GAYLE:</b> 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 SE State Road 42, Weirsdale. $36. (821-1201 or www.obopry.com)</p><p> </p><p><b>BEE GEES TRIBUTE:</b> 7 p.m. Saturday, Circle Square Cultural Center, 8395 SW 80th St., Ocala. $14-19. (854-3670 or www.csculturalcenter.com)</p><p> </p><p><b>MASTER GARDENERS:</b> 2 p.m. Saturday, Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (671-8551)</p><p> </p><p><b>SUPER SATURDAY:</b> Activities for grades K-6, 2 p.m. Saturday, Belleview Public Library, 13145 SE County Road 484, Belleview. (438-2500)</p><p> </p><p><b>TALENT COMPETITION:</b> Ocala's Got Talent, 7 p.m. Saturday, Ocala Entertainment Complex, 127 SW 17th Ave., Ocala. $8-$15. Proceeds benefit Project Hope. (433-2232, 282-9191 or facebook.com/ocalatalent)</p><p> </p><p><b>CRUISE-IN:</b> 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Kmart, 3711 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, (625-7122 or ocalakid@toast.net)</p><p> </p><p><b>SINGLES DANCE:</b> Ocala Singles Club dance, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Ocala Scottish Rite, 3632 NE Seventh St., Ocala. $9, refreshments provided. (622-3171)</p><p> </p><p>TODAY AND SUNDAY</p><p><b>“PRINCE CHARMLESS”:</b> Youth performances, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. $6. (236-2274 or www.ocalacivictheatre.com)</p><p> </p><p><b>ART IN THE PARK:</b> Annual show and sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Rainbow Springs State Park, 18185 SW 94th St,. Dunnellon. $2. (489-2372)</p><p> </p><p><b>SPRING FESTIVAL:</b> 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Marion County Extension Services, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala. (671-8400 or www.marioncountyfl.org/springfestival.htm)</p><p> </p><p>SUNDAY</p><p><b>CHAMBER SOCIETY:</b> Marion Chamber Music Society presents Ocala Symphony Orchestra concerto contest winner Julia Lee, cellist, 3 p.m. Sunday, Queen of Peace Church, 6455 SW State Road 200, Ocala. Free. (http://marionchambermusic.com)</p><p> </p><p><b>PATRIOT SINGERS:</b> College of Central Florida Patriot Singers and Central Florida Ensemble, 3 p.m. Sunday, Countryside Presbyterian Church, 7768 SW State Road 200, Ocala. (237-4633)</p><p> </p><p><b>DOO WOP:</b> Noele & The Greyhounds, 3 p.m. Sunday, Silver Spring Shores Presbyterian Church, 674 Silver Road, Ocala (687-1119)</p><p> </p><p><b>TWEEN SUNDAY:</b> Fun for grades 4-6, 2 p.m. Sunday, Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (671-8551)</p><p> </p><p><b>IRISH FEST:</b> Irish-themed chef-prepared meal, noon Sunday, Marion Woods, 1661 SE 31 St., Ocala. Seating is limited. (671-1700)</p><p> </p><p><b>POLIO SUPPORT:</b> North Central Post-Polio Support Group “Healthy Aging, A Natural Approach to a Healthier Life Style,” 2 p.m. Sunday, Collins Center, 9401 SW County Road 200, Building 300, Suite 303, Ocala. (489-1731)</p><p> </p><p><b>JAZZ JAM:</b> Ocala Jazz Society, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, VFW, 9401 SW 110th St., Ocala. $3, benefits hospice. (237-0234)</p><p> </p><p><b>CHUCK NEIGHBORS:</b> One-man drama, “In His Steps,” 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Ocala West Church of the Nazarene, 5884 SW 60th Ave. Ocala. (861-0755)</p><p> </p><p><b>SINGLES DANCE:</b> Dressy St. Patrick's Dance, 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Silver Springs Shores Elks Lodge 2730, 7655 E. County Road 25, Belleview. Social hour 6 p.m. $10. (751-7006)</p><p> </p><p><b>STAGED READING:</b> “Sophie at the Bar,” by Michael Cooper, 3 and 8 p.m. Sunday, Insomniac Theatre, 1 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. $5. (897-0477 or www.insomniactheatre.com)</p><p> </p><p><b>NAACP:</b> 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Baptist Theological Seminary, 1104 NW Fourth St., Ocala, Bruce Seaman, president of Awake Marion, is keynote speaker. (351-4560)</p><p> </p><p>To submit information for this list, send an e-mail to calendar@starbanner.com or visit www.ocala.com, scroll down and click on EVENTS CALENDAR on the right.</p>